how can burnt toast give you cancer?

Question

I’ve always learned that if your toast is too dark you can’t eat it cause it might give you cancer. How can eating something burnt create cancer cells?

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Answer 1

Burnt toast creates the Maillard reaction when proteins and sugars are cooked together. The chemical reaction produces the smells and flavours we enjoy in cooked food, but this process may, on occasions also be damaging for human health. https://youtu.be/3EOnACA7Lic